This conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 26–30 September 2001. The purpose of the conference, which will include a workshop in epidemiological methods, is to bring together clinicians and scientists who are engaged in epidemiological or health service research into mental disorders, to review progress especially in the Asian and Pacific regions and to help to promote international collaboration in this field.

Further details are given on the IFPE home page at http://www.humv.es/uipcs/ifpe Those interested should contact: Professor Saroja Krishnaswamy, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +60 3787 46634. Fax: +60 3787 56304 or +60 3973 784. E-mail: saroja54@hotmail.com